Gateshead is first mentioned in Latin translation in Bede'sEcclesiastical History of the English People as ad caput caprae 'at the goat's head'. This interpretation is consistent with the later English attestations of the name, among them Gatesheued (c. 1190), literally 'goat's head' but in the context of a place-name meaning 'headland or hill frequented by (wild) goats'. Although other derivations have been mooted, it is this that is given by the standard authorities.
The previous incarnation of the seat existed from 1832 to 1950. Among famous representatives are James Melville KC who was Solicitor General for England and Wales before he died, while holding the seat, and international statesman Konni Zilliacus who assisted in creating peaceful bilateral relations during the Cold War, including though work at the United Nations.
Bridges, Chowdene, Deckham, Dunston and Teams, Felling, High Fell, Lobley Hill and Bensham, Low Fell, Saltwell and Windy Nook and Whitehills in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
GATESHEAD | 4K Narrated Walking Tour | Let's Walk 2021
Join me for a walk around the captivating Tyneside town of Gateshead, located across the river from the famous city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Though often overlooked by those visiting Newcastle, Gateshead is full of history, home to a beautifully-regenerated quayside, and a town centre once ravaged by a devastating fire, but which houses a few intriguing stories and sights.
On our walk around Gateshead, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including the River Tyne, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the old Baltic Flour Mills, Gateshead Quays, the Sage Gateshead, HMS Calliope, the Tyne Bridge, Hillgate, St. Mary's Church & Heritage Centre, The Central Pub, Gateshead Old Town Hall & Clock Tower, West Street, Sports Day Sculpture, Gateshead Interchange, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Jackson S...
Join me for a walk around the captivating Tyneside town of Gateshead, located across the river from the famous city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Though often overloo...
Join me for a walk around the captivating Tyneside town of Gateshead, located across the river from the famous city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Though often overlooked by those visiting Newcastle, Gateshead is full of history, home to a beautifully-regenerated quayside, and a town centre once ravaged by a devastating fire, but which houses a few intriguing stories and sights.
On our walk around Gateshead, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including the River Tyne, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the old Baltic Flour Mills, Gateshead Quays, the Sage Gateshead, HMS Calliope, the Tyne Bridge, Hillgate, St. Mary's Church & Heritage Centre, The Central Pub, Gateshead Old Town Hall & Clock Tower, West Street, Sports Day Sculpture, Gateshead Interchange, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Jackson Street, former Gateshead Co-operative Buildings, The Tilley Stone Pub, The Metropole, St. Edmund's Church, High Street, the Grey Nag's Head Pub and Trinity Square.
Thank you so much to the following sites which helped me out in my research of Gateshead:
https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/
https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/medieval-gateshead/
http://www.gatesheadhistory.com/
https://thebeautyoftransport.com/2014/08/20/tipping-the-wink-gateshead-millennium-bridge-a-k-a-the-winking-eye-bridge-newcastle-gateshead-uk/
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/10-things-you-probably-never-13589693
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/4531/Background-and-history
https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/the-central-gateshead/
https://newcastlegateshead.com/business-directory/things-to-do/gateshead-old-town-hall
https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/angel-of-the-north-282108/search/works:angel-of-the-north
https://www.flickr.com/photos/identityinnewcastle/4639669735
https://newcastlephotos.blogspot.com/2008/04/gateshead-indoor-market.html
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pub-histories/england/tyne-and-wear/the-tilley-stone-gateshead
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/47438
https://www.gatewaystudio.org/history-of-st-edmunds-chapel-and-trinity-centre-gateshead
http://www.spiritinstone.co.uk/churches/st-edmund-s-chapel&ssid=42
https://www.flickr.com/photos/10242442@N00/6762111717/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lng-YA-mOc8
0:00 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
0:18 The Sage
0:32 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
1:55 The River Tyne
2:17 Baltic Flour Mills (Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art)
3:10 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
4:07 Baltic Flour Mills (Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art)
4:25 Gateshead Quays
4:41 The Sage
5:14 HMS Calliope
5:31 The Sage
6:19 Hillgate
8:05 Tyne Bridge
9:32 Church Street
10:03 St. Mary's Heritage Centre
10:30 Church Street
11:53 Tyne Bridge
12:21 The Central Pub
13:05 Hills Street
13:31 West Street
14:13 Gateshead Old Town Hall
15:05 Gateshead Town Clock
15:40 Gateshead Old Town Hall
15:48 West Street
17:30 Sports Day Sculpture
18:10 Gateshead Interchange
18:32 Trinity Square
18:53 West Street
19:15 St. Joseph's Catholic Church
19:50 Jackson Street
20:06 Former Gateshead Co-operative Buildings
21:00 Jackson Street
21:41 The Metropole
22:08 St. Edmund's Church
22:34 High Street
23:00 Grey Nag's Head Pub
23:16 Trinity Square
24:12 Halo Sculpture
24:20 Trinity Square
24:51 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.2 miles/1.9km
Step count: 2400 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 23 mins 57 secs
Average speed: 3mph/4.8kmh
Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.
Join me for a walk around the captivating Tyneside town of Gateshead, located across the river from the famous city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Though often overlooked by those visiting Newcastle, Gateshead is full of history, home to a beautifully-regenerated quayside, and a town centre once ravaged by a devastating fire, but which houses a few intriguing stories and sights.
On our walk around Gateshead, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including the River Tyne, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the old Baltic Flour Mills, Gateshead Quays, the Sage Gateshead, HMS Calliope, the Tyne Bridge, Hillgate, St. Mary's Church & Heritage Centre, The Central Pub, Gateshead Old Town Hall & Clock Tower, West Street, Sports Day Sculpture, Gateshead Interchange, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Jackson Street, former Gateshead Co-operative Buildings, The Tilley Stone Pub, The Metropole, St. Edmund's Church, High Street, the Grey Nag's Head Pub and Trinity Square.
Thank you so much to the following sites which helped me out in my research of Gateshead:
https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/
https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/medieval-gateshead/
http://www.gatesheadhistory.com/
https://thebeautyoftransport.com/2014/08/20/tipping-the-wink-gateshead-millennium-bridge-a-k-a-the-winking-eye-bridge-newcastle-gateshead-uk/
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/10-things-you-probably-never-13589693
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/4531/Background-and-history
https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/the-central-gateshead/
https://newcastlegateshead.com/business-directory/things-to-do/gateshead-old-town-hall
https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/angel-of-the-north-282108/search/works:angel-of-the-north
https://www.flickr.com/photos/identityinnewcastle/4639669735
https://newcastlephotos.blogspot.com/2008/04/gateshead-indoor-market.html
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pub-histories/england/tyne-and-wear/the-tilley-stone-gateshead
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/47438
https://www.gatewaystudio.org/history-of-st-edmunds-chapel-and-trinity-centre-gateshead
http://www.spiritinstone.co.uk/churches/st-edmund-s-chapel&ssid=42
https://www.flickr.com/photos/10242442@N00/6762111717/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lng-YA-mOc8
0:00 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
0:18 The Sage
0:32 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
1:55 The River Tyne
2:17 Baltic Flour Mills (Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art)
3:10 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
4:07 Baltic Flour Mills (Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art)
4:25 Gateshead Quays
4:41 The Sage
5:14 HMS Calliope
5:31 The Sage
6:19 Hillgate
8:05 Tyne Bridge
9:32 Church Street
10:03 St. Mary's Heritage Centre
10:30 Church Street
11:53 Tyne Bridge
12:21 The Central Pub
13:05 Hills Street
13:31 West Street
14:13 Gateshead Old Town Hall
15:05 Gateshead Town Clock
15:40 Gateshead Old Town Hall
15:48 West Street
17:30 Sports Day Sculpture
18:10 Gateshead Interchange
18:32 Trinity Square
18:53 West Street
19:15 St. Joseph's Catholic Church
19:50 Jackson Street
20:06 Former Gateshead Co-operative Buildings
21:00 Jackson Street
21:41 The Metropole
22:08 St. Edmund's Church
22:34 High Street
23:00 Grey Nag's Head Pub
23:16 Trinity Square
24:12 Halo Sculpture
24:20 Trinity Square
24:51 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.2 miles/1.9km
Step count: 2400 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 23 mins 57 secs
Average speed: 3mph/4.8kmh
Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.
Join me for a walk around the captivating Tyneside town of Gateshead, located across the river from the famous city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Though often overlooked by those visiting Newcastle, Gateshead is full of history, home to a beautifully-regenerated quayside, and a town centre once ravaged by a devastating fire, but which houses a few intriguing stories and sights.
On our walk around Gateshead, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including the River Tyne, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the old Baltic Flour Mills, Gateshead Quays, the Sage Gateshead, HMS Calliope, the Tyne Bridge, Hillgate, St. Mary's Church & Heritage Centre, The Central Pub, Gateshead Old Town Hall & Clock Tower, West Street, Sports Day Sculpture, Gateshead Interchange, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Jackson Street, former Gateshead Co-operative Buildings, The Tilley Stone Pub, The Metropole, St. Edmund's Church, High Street, the Grey Nag's Head Pub and Trinity Square.
Thank you so much to the following sites which helped me out in my research of Gateshead:
https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/
https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/medieval-gateshead/
http://www.gatesheadhistory.com/
https://thebeautyoftransport.com/2014/08/20/tipping-the-wink-gateshead-millennium-bridge-a-k-a-the-winking-eye-bridge-newcastle-gateshead-uk/
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/10-things-you-probably-never-13589693
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/4531/Background-and-history
https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/the-central-gateshead/
https://newcastlegateshead.com/business-directory/things-to-do/gateshead-old-town-hall
https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/angel-of-the-north-282108/search/works:angel-of-the-north
https://www.flickr.com/photos/identityinnewcastle/4639669735
https://newcastlephotos.blogspot.com/2008/04/gateshead-indoor-market.html
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pub-histories/england/tyne-and-wear/the-tilley-stone-gateshead
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/47438
https://www.gatewaystudio.org/history-of-st-edmunds-chapel-and-trinity-centre-gateshead
http://www.spiritinstone.co.uk/churches/st-edmund-s-chapel&ssid=42
https://www.flickr.com/photos/10242442@N00/6762111717/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lng-YA-mOc8
0:00 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
0:18 The Sage
0:32 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
1:55 The River Tyne
2:17 Baltic Flour Mills (Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art)
3:10 Gateshead Millennium Bridge
4:07 Baltic Flour Mills (Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art)
4:25 Gateshead Quays
4:41 The Sage
5:14 HMS Calliope
5:31 The Sage
6:19 Hillgate
8:05 Tyne Bridge
9:32 Church Street
10:03 St. Mary's Heritage Centre
10:30 Church Street
11:53 Tyne Bridge
12:21 The Central Pub
13:05 Hills Street
13:31 West Street
14:13 Gateshead Old Town Hall
15:05 Gateshead Town Clock
15:40 Gateshead Old Town Hall
15:48 West Street
17:30 Sports Day Sculpture
18:10 Gateshead Interchange
18:32 Trinity Square
18:53 West Street
19:15 St. Joseph's Catholic Church
19:50 Jackson Street
20:06 Former Gateshead Co-operative Buildings
21:00 Jackson Street
21:41 The Metropole
22:08 St. Edmund's Church
22:34 High Street
23:00 Grey Nag's Head Pub
23:16 Trinity Square
24:12 Halo Sculpture
24:20 Trinity Square
24:51 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.2 miles/1.9km
Step count: 2400 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 23 mins 57 secs
Average speed: 3mph/4.8kmh
Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.
Gateshead is first mentioned in Latin translation in Bede'sEcclesiastical History of the English People as ad caput caprae 'at the goat's head'. This interpretation is consistent with the later English attestations of the name, among them Gatesheued (c. 1190), literally 'goat's head' but in the context of a place-name meaning 'headland or hill frequented by (wild) goats'. Although other derivations have been mooted, it is this that is given by the standard authorities.